The man who greeted them was named Jake. He was quite a respected person on this island. As Yuxie had said, this island was only inhabited by humans. As far as the eye could see, not a single immortal was in sight.
Except for one thing that bothered Iris, the person who had the same name and title as her. The Witch tried to think positively. Maybe it was just a coincidence.
Besides, she didn't want to delay their journey to no man's land any longer just because of a person with the same name as her.
"Maybe it's … just a coincidence," Alita whispered. She glanced around and felt the gazes of men's eyes on her. "Let's finish our business quickly here, I feel my body being stripped by them."
Morgan heard her snort.
"We want to sell this first," Thomas said, showing him a bag of sparkling pearls, with Jake reaching for it carefully and gleaming.
